Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Gold
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePolymetallic vein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite, Galena, Chalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite, Pitchblende
Other materialsLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockPlutonic Rock · Silver Plume Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1876
Identification
Deposit ID10288297
Alternate namesChampaign and Coney claims, Champaign and Coney Mines
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.30471, -106.16005
References
Singewald, Q., 1935, Relations of hydrothermal alteration of porphyries to ore deposition in the Alma District, Colorado: Economic Geology, v. 30, no. 5, p. 537.Patton, H.B., Hoskin, A.J., and Butler, G.M., 1912, Geology and ore deposits of the Ama District, Park County, Colorado: Colorado Geological Survey Bulletin 3, pl. 1, Appendix B, p. 248, 264.Singewald, Q., and Butler, B.S., 1932, Suggestions for prospecting in the Alma District, Colorado: Colorado Scientific Society Proceedings, v. 13, no. 4; fig. 6, p. 104.Singewald, Q. D., and Butler, B.S., 1941, Ore deposits in the vicinity of the London Fault of Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 911, pls. 1, 3, 4.DMEA RecordsBLM Connecting SheetsCons. Div. Comp. Date. 9, 64.Mine Map repo #403506 #403510 #403514MAS Oct. 1976 fileMineral Property File